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Hi Fred,
I have the same problem with my Dekley, also with single coil pickup.

When you can change the volume of the hum, it's usually a ground problem. I turned my rig on it's side and tried gr ...

Hello Tyler,
You have the right idea of how to play. The exercise you mentioned can be done in other ways, by incorporating your "home pedals".

That is a term used in reference to the k ...

I have not worked with GFI, (someone who owns/had one would know) but at a glance it appears to be 10-24, or 10-32. A reliable thing to do is check with GFI, or remove it and take it to the hardware s ...

I've used a .012 for 3rd string for a long time without snapping. A smaller string needs more stretching to reach the note than a larger string. Even though .011 isn't much smaller than .012, it mig ...

Hi Paul,

What you might do is have leg clamps that can slide back and forth to accommodate different leg widths. For example, have a 3/8" hole (3/8" high, but 3 to 4" long) that the ...

Hi Paul,

It looks like a handy accessory for the psg. I could use one... And am looking forward to it's availability.

1. Front legs outside <-> outside: 34 3/8".
2. Leg diameter: ...

Hi Richard,

"rotating plugs" as Bill had brought out, was done with old style (60's) wiring.

Plugs today are "polarized" in that they fit only one way, or with the grounded p ...

Hi Joseph,
Not all Psg's have strings at equal height, so "Yes", sometimes you do have to push down on the bar to compensate, especially when the bar is close to the nut.
And yes, you coul ...

You’re right, but any instrument can be like cilantro: it can be overpowering if one overdoes it. Music can also be compared to a conversation, where each takes their turn at what they sing or play ...

Hi Charles,
I also have the PV 400 with the black corners, it needed the mod, so black corners may or may not apply.

It has been mentioned that there are 3 versions of this amp. Versions 1 and 3 d ...

I agree with Bobby's analysis. I seem to have carpal tunnel syndrome in both hands from working (not from playing music), and have used a large steel (1 inch). The c.t.s. has not gotten worse and su ...

Those chips are also available at Mouser electronics:

OPA2134PA, from Tx Instruments, or the OPA2134PAG2, also from T.I., if the "G2" makes any difference.

Price is a little over 6 bu ...

+1

NYXL sells a set with .012 as the third string. This is the set Paul Franklyn uses, as he prefers heavier strings.

I like it too, because a .011 string is too weak in volume. My guitar hasn ...

I have a seat, but it is a Harbor Freight bar stool. I just measured and cut the legs to fit me under the pedal steel. It has no back, but because of that, it's easy to get up or sit down without ha ...

Hi Everett,

The part Jerry mentioned is good. However, I believe psgparts should have those barrel adjusters you are looking for.....

Just like you said, that way you can hook more than 1 pedal ...

Hi Justin,

The chips that Peavey put out in their update mod was the TLO72 ic. That may be the one you labeled "unobtainium". The OPA2134PA chip is better than the TLO72's, anyway. And ...

Hi Justin,

Check your amp out, it may already have been "modded". The original ic chips were 4558's. Pull your amp chassis, and if those are the chips you see, then it has not been alte ...

Hi Michael!

I came across your website a few days before you posted. Glad you're back! .........Pat.

Hi Robert,

Bobby is correct in that "What fits you is important." The knee levers hanging "straight down" is not a standard angle, but rather, how it was to fit the previous own ...

Hi Nicholas,

Dave is right, adding an 8 ohm extention speaker would not only bring it down to 4 ohms, but also double your speaker area (making it louder, too).

Steve mentioned 8 ohm speakers re ...

Hi Scott,

How many knee levers and pedals are you going to have? There is usually room tward the rear of the shaft (the part closest to the player) to mount the levers. That is where they are usu ...

Hi Roger,

A thought: moving pedal 4's operation to RKR, to string 6 or 7. (Although a lever moving 6 strings, might be too stiff....)

Anyway, it would free up pedal 4 for the A# move and for it' ...

Hi David,
You are basicly correct, as far as costomization, goes.

However, if your customizing would require more parts, parts may be few and far between if your brand of pedal steel is no longe ...

A shout out to Bill:

If you need to replace the pot James, Bill Ferguson is the answer. I am getting one from him. I had trouble in receiving his mail and making payment. Embarassed

Bill handled ...

Hi Stephen,

I have been trying to look up a method of tuning for your pull-release changer. It would help if you put in a picture of your changer and the bottom side of your guitar. I (we) will t ...

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Topic: Mullen Discovery hums thru Peavey Vegas 400
Pat Chong Replies: 6 Views: 1012	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 15 Jan 2025 10:17 pm Subject: Mullen Discovery hums thru Peavey Vegas 400
Pat Chong Replies: 6 Views: 1012	Hi Fred, I have the same problem with my Dekley, also with single coil pickup. When you can change the volume of the hum, it's usually a ground problem. I turned my rig on it's side and tried gr ...
Topic: New player, how am I supposed to think?
Pat Chong Replies: 11 Views: 1373	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 16 Dec 2024 8:35 pm Subject: New player, how am I supposed to think?
Pat Chong Replies: 11 Views: 1373	Hello Tyler, You have the right idea of how to play. The exercise you mentioned can be done in other ways, by incorporating your "home pedals". That is a term used in reference to the k ...
Topic: GFI Pedal Nut Size??
Pat Chong Replies: 7 Views: 995	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 10 Dec 2024 9:31 pm Subject: GFI Pedal Nut Size??
Pat Chong Replies: 7 Views: 995	I have not worked with GFI, (someone who owns/had one would know) but at a glance it appears to be 10-24, or 10-32. A reliable thing to do is check with GFI, or remove it and take it to the hardware s ...
Topic: Changing 3rd string from .011 to .012
Pat Chong Replies: 11 Views: 1173	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 21 Nov 2024 10:18 am Subject: Changing 3rd string from .011 to .012
Pat Chong Replies: 11 Views: 1173	I've used a .012 for 3rd string for a long time without snapping. A smaller string needs more stretching to reach the note than a larger string. Even though .011 isn't much smaller than .012, it mig ...
Topic: How wide is your pedal steel ?
Pat Chong Replies: 7 Views: 1041	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 1 Nov 2024 2:57 pm Subject: How wide is your pedal steel ?
Pat Chong Replies: 7 Views: 1041	Hi Paul, What you might do is have leg clamps that can slide back and forth to accommodate different leg widths. For example, have a 3/8" hole (3/8" high, but 3 to 4" long) that the ...
Topic: How wide is your pedal steel ?
Pat Chong Replies: 7 Views: 1041	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 31 Oct 2024 8:19 am Subject: How wide is your pedal steel ?
Pat Chong Replies: 7 Views: 1041	Hi Paul, It looks like a handy accessory for the psg. I could use one... And am looking forward to it's availability. 1. Front legs outside <-> outside: 34 3/8". 2. Leg diameter: ...
Topic: Nashville 112 - No Ground Switch?
Pat Chong Replies: 12 Views: 1712	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 28 Sep 2024 10:36 am Subject: Nashville 112 - No Ground Switch?
Pat Chong Replies: 12 Views: 1712	Hi Richard, "rotating plugs" as Bill had brought out, was done with old style (60's) wiring. Plugs today are "polarized" in that they fit only one way, or with the grounded p ...
Topic: How much do you weight the bar?
Pat Chong Replies: 10 Views: 1426	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 19 Sep 2024 7:35 pm Subject: Tone bar.
Pat Chong Replies: 10 Views: 1426	Hi Joseph, Not all Psg's have strings at equal height, so "Yes", sometimes you do have to push down on the bar to compensate, especially when the bar is close to the nut. And yes, you coul ...
Topic: Who are we playing for?
Pat Chong Replies: 49 Views: 7373	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 30 Aug 2024 12:13 am Subject: Who are we playing for?
Pat Chong Replies: 49 Views: 7373	You’re right, but any instrument can be like cilantro: it can be overpowering if one overdoes it. Music can also be compared to a conversation, where each takes their turn at what they sing or play ...
Topic: Peavey NV 400 mods
Pat Chong Replies: 5 Views: 1840	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 23 Jul 2024 1:18 pm Subject: Peavey NV 400 mods
Pat Chong Replies: 5 Views: 1840	Hi Charles, I also have the PV 400 with the black corners, it needed the mod, so black corners may or may not apply. It has been mentioned that there are 3 versions of this amp. Versions 1 and 3 d ...
Topic: Differences in types of Tone Bars?
Pat Chong Replies: 16 Views: 5890	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 14 Jul 2024 11:44 am Subject: Differences in types of Tone Bars?
Pat Chong Replies: 16 Views: 5890	I agree with Bobby's analysis. I seem to have carpal tunnel syndrome in both hands from working (not from playing music), and have used a large steel (1 inch). The c.t.s. has not gotten worse and su ...
Topic: Fox Mod Kit Nashville 112
Pat Chong Replies: 16 Views: 3487	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 12 Jul 2024 5:58 pm Subject: Fox Mod Kit Nashville 112
Pat Chong Replies: 16 Views: 3487	Those chips are also available at Mouser electronics: OPA2134PA, from Tx Instruments, or the OPA2134PAG2, also from T.I., if the "G2" makes any difference. Price is a little over 6 bu ...
Topic: Who uses a 12 on 3rd string?
Pat Chong Replies: 22 Views: 3109	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 23 Jun 2024 10:39 am Subject: Who uses a 12 on 3rd string?
Pat Chong Replies: 22 Views: 3109	+1 NYXL sells a set with .012 as the third string. This is the set Paul Franklyn uses, as he prefers heavier strings. I like it too, because a .011 string is too weak in volume. My guitar hasn ...
Topic: How many of you have a pedal steel seat?
Pat Chong Replies: 79 Views: 25752	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 20 May 2024 7:39 pm Subject: How many of you have a pedal steel seat?
Pat Chong Replies: 79 Views: 25752	I have a seat, but it is a Harbor Freight bar stool. I just measured and cut the legs to fit me under the pedal steel. It has no back, but because of that, it's easy to get up or sit down without ha ...
Topic: U12 copendant with 2 raise, 2 lower mechanism
Pat Chong Replies: 10 Views: 1231	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Apr 2024 5:49 pm Subject: U12 copendant with 2 raise, 2 lower mechanism
Pat Chong Replies: 10 Views: 1231	Hi Everett, The part Jerry mentioned is good. However, I believe psgparts should have those barrel adjusters you are looking for..... Just like you said, that way you can hook more than 1 pedal ...
Topic: Vegas Lemay mod.
Pat Chong Replies: 8 Views: 1561	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 25 Feb 2024 6:29 pm Subject: Vegas Lemay mod.
Pat Chong Replies: 8 Views: 1561	Hi Justin, The chips that Peavey put out in their update mod was the TLO72 ic. That may be the one you labeled "unobtainium". The OPA2134PA chip is better than the TLO72's, anyway. And ...
Topic: Vegas Lemay mod.
Pat Chong Replies: 8 Views: 1561	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 25 Feb 2024 9:03 am Subject: Vegas Lemay mod.
Pat Chong Replies: 8 Views: 1561	Hi Justin, Check your amp out, it may already have been "modded". The original ic chips were 4558's. Pull your amp chassis, and if those are the chips you see, then it has not been alte ...
Topic: !!! PSG Parts is back online !!!
Pat Chong Replies: 40 Views: 9694	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Feb 2024 12:52 pm Subject: !!! PSG Parts is back online !!!
Pat Chong Replies: 40 Views: 9694	Hi Michael! I came across your website a few days before you posted. Glad you're back! .........Pat.
Topic: Question About Knee Lever Angle
Pat Chong Replies: 4 Views: 2054	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Feb 2024 12:43 pm Subject: Question About Knee Lever Angle
Pat Chong Replies: 4 Views: 2054	Hi Robert, Bobby is correct in that "What fits you is important." The knee levers hanging "straight down" is not a standard angle, but rather, how it was to fit the previous own ...
Topic: Peavey Nashville 400
Pat Chong Replies: 14 Views: 3728	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 15 Feb 2024 9:04 pm Subject: Peavey Nashville 400
Pat Chong Replies: 14 Views: 3728	Hi Nicholas, Dave is right, adding an 8 ohm extention speaker would not only bring it down to 4 ohms, but also double your speaker area (making it louder, too). Steve mentioned 8 ohm speakers re ...
Topic: Are these lever brackets pretty common?
Pat Chong Replies: 5 Views: 1796	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Feb 2024 6:54 pm Subject: Are these lever brackets pretty common?
Pat Chong Replies: 5 Views: 1796	Hi Scott, How many knee levers and pedals are you going to have? There is usually room tward the rear of the shaft (the part closest to the player) to mount the levers. That is where they are usu ...
Topic: Renamed: Losing the C pedal (second thoughts)
Pat Chong Replies: 30 Views: 5126	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 1 Feb 2024 2:03 pm Subject: Renamed: Losing the C pedal (second thoughts)
Pat Chong Replies: 30 Views: 5126	Hi Roger, A thought: moving pedal 4's operation to RKR, to string 6 or 7. (Although a lever moving 6 strings, might be too stiff....) Anyway, it would free up pedal 4 for the A# move and for it' ...
Topic: Shopping for my first pedal steel - got some questions
Pat Chong Replies: 5 Views: 1196	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Jan 2024 9:16 am Subject: Shopping for my first pedal steel - got some questions
Pat Chong Replies: 5 Views: 1196	Hi David, You are basicly correct, as far as costomization, goes. However, if your customizing would require more parts, parts may be few and far between if your brand of pedal steel is no longe ...
Topic: Volume Pot worse after using Deoxit?
Pat Chong Replies: 14 Views: 2389	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 25 Jan 2024 3:25 pm Subject: Volume Pot worse after using Deoxit?
Pat Chong Replies: 14 Views: 2389	A shout out to Bill: If you need to replace the pot James, Bill Ferguson is the answer. I am getting one from him. I had trouble in receiving his mail and making payment. Bill handled ...
Topic: Question about Dekley pedal mechanism
Pat Chong Replies: 20 Views: 8359	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 22 Jan 2024 1:42 pm Subject: Question about Dekley pedal mechanism
Pat Chong Replies: 20 Views: 8359	Hi Stephen, I have been trying to look up a method of tuning for your pull-release changer. It would help if you put in a picture of your changer and the bottom side of your guitar. I (we) will t ...